School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Nigeria
Nigeria: School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female was 4.96 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Nigeria, 1999–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Nigeria is 4.96 million, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 38.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Nigeria peaked at 4.96 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2.51 million, in 1999.
That places Nigeria 3rd out of 174 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 2.51 million | — |
| 2000 | 2.56 million | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 2.62 million | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 2.69 million | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 2.73 million | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 2.77 million | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 2.80 million | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 2.84 million | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 2.90 million | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 2.97 million | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 3.05 million | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 3.12 million | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 3.19 million | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 3.28 million | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 3.37 million | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 3.48 million | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 3.59 million | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 3.68 million | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 3.77 million | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 3.90 million | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 4.06 million | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 4.23 million | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 4.37 million | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 4.51 million | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 4.64 million | +3.0% |
| 2024 | 4.78 million | +3.0% |
| 2025 | 4.96 million | +3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.51 million | 2.51 million | 2.51 million | 1 |
| 2000s | 2.79 million | 2.56 million | 3.05 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.55 million | 3.12 million | 4.06 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.58 million | 4.23 million | 4.96 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 1 India 24.55 million compare
- 2 China 7.51 million compare
- 4 Bangladesh 3.44 million compare
- 5 Pakistan 2.62 million compare
- 6 United States 2.25 million compare
More education data for Nigeria
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0497 % change on previous year (2014)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 913,305 (2021)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 1 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 5 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 56.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 40.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Nigeria?
- School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Nigeria was 4.96 million in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 4.96 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.51 million in 1999.
- How does Nigeria rank for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female?
- Nigeria ranks 3rd out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release